Mark Adams, Tommy Lloyd Headline 2022 Men's Naismith COY Finalists

The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced on Monday that Texas Tech's Mark Adams, Providence's Ed Cooley, Wisconsin's Greg Gard and Arizona's Tommy Lloyd have been named finalists for the 2022 Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year Award.

All four led their respective schools to the NCAA tournament this season. Arizona, Providence and Texas Tech have each reached the Sweet 16. 

Adams, 65, has led Texas Tech to a 27-9 record this season, his first as head coach. He was already named the AP Big 12 Coach of the Year and has his Red Raiders playing stifling defense (60.2 points allowed per game, seventh in the nation).

Third-seeded Texas Tech has knocked out No. 14 seed Montana State and No. 11 seed Notre Dame at the NCAA tournament. 

Cooley, 52, led Providence to a 27-5 record this season. The Friars won the Big East regular-season championship, and Cooley was named the conference's coach of the year. 

Fourth-seeded Providence has knocked out No. 13 South Dakota State and No. 12 Richmond during March Madness. 

Gard, 51, led Wisconsin to a 25-8 record and a Big Ten regular-season title. He also won the Big Ten Coach of the Year award for the second time in the past three years. 

The third-seeded Badgers were knocked out in the second round of the NCAA tournament by 11th-seeded Iowa State, however. 

Finally, 47-year-old Lloyd led Arizona to a 33-3 record and a top seed in this year's NCAA tournament. The Wildcats won both the regular-season and conference tournament title in the Pac-12 this season, and he was named the conference's coach of the year. 

Arizona has defeated No. 16 seed Wright State and No. 9 seed TCU, the latter in an overtime thriller on Sunday night.